Late Assessment Penalty

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline.

Assessment tasks 

Participatory task 

The Participatory task will be a reflective writing task that will be undertaken during seminars, when appropriate. Students will respond to structured questions and writing prompts to develop their reflections. More information will be provided on iLearn. Wordcount: variable over the semester, between 100-400 words. 

Storytelling Project 

Students will undertake a storytelling project about the place that they live in. This will involve observing and collecting stories about their local area with respect to Indigenous presences and colonial practices. More information will be provided on iLearn. Wordcount: 2000 words. 

Presentation 

Students will select a creative piece of work by an Indigenous artist/scholar from a list of suggested material to deliver an oral presentation to be shared in class time or digitally (online students). Students will discuss what they think about the text and how their chosen piece talks to key themes discussed in this unit, including Indigenous knowledges, racial difference, colonial presences and environmental crises. This critical reflection and appreciation will include an analysis of how diverse knowledges reflect and produce social and cultural geographies (LOs 3 and 4). Students will talk for a maximum of 5 minutes with 2 minutes for group discussion time following each presentation. 

Online students will submit their presentations in a digital format as a 5 minute video. Online students will comment on one other student’s digital submission in a reflective way that engages with the content and delivery of the presentation. Online students will write a 200 word comment on the Presentation submitted by a peer. 

DELIVERY 

GEOP2030 is available in day and online study modes. For day students, learning and teaching will be via a mix of face-to-face lectures, pre-recorded lectures, online workshops and pre-class activities. Day students will come to a seminar class that will be a mix of lecture and tutorial-based activities throughout the semester.  Your timetable includes a lecture and tutorial allocation but we are going to conduct the class as a seminar, allocating some time to lecture-style instruction and other to discussion-based activities. 

Online students: a portion of each week’s face-to-face lecture will be recorded for you to listen to and then a series of activities will be set for this study mode. 

Please see the unit schedule on iLearn for details of these compulsory activities. 

Seminar time: 11-2pm Mondays, 6 Eastern Rd - 314 Tutorial Rm   

Teaching and Learning Strategies and Workload Expectations 

Non-attendance at these sessions or non-completion of online activities, poor preparation and participation will affect your overall engagement with the unit and also your grade for GEOP2030. You must contact Jess (jessica.mclean@mq.edu.au) if you are unable to attend a session due to unavoidable circumstances, otherwise your grade will be affected. Day students attend all lectures and workshops as scheduled, as per your student registration.  

GEOP2030 aims to be a challenging and stimulating unit that not only engages with and critiques the 'Colonial Present’ but also reflects on our role as individuals within that system.  

GEOP2030 aims to offer you as many opportunities as possible to engage with your role as a student through up-to-date material, case studies, and reflective exercises.  

Technology used and required

All students must have access to iLearn. Please bring laptops computers and other devices to class. Online students can book consultations with convenor Jess McLean throughout the semester, on phone or online video as preferred.

Required and recommended texts

Throughout the semester you will read set texts that are available either through online open access or through the library. In addition, you may choose to obtain copies of the following highly recommended books (especially as they are reasonably priced):

Gay’wu Group of Women, 2019. Songspirals: Sharing Women's Wisdom of Country Through Songlines, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest.

Pascoe, Bruce. 2014. Dark emu black seeds: Agriculture or accident?. Magabala Books, Broome.

N/A - this is a new unit.